Don’t you love when you find something that’s cute and inexpensive? Just the other day, I found some adorable melamine star plates at Michael’s and they were only 64 cents each! You can’t get much cheaper than that! Anyway, I ended up using those plates as a starting point for a simple and casual patriotic…
Recently, I posted a Thanksgiving table: A Country Thanksgiving for Four because our “real” Thanksgiving table is usually crowded with extensions and mismatched chairs and basically not what I would want my table to look like. Well, to my surprise, this year we ended up with 18 guests instead of the usual 20-25 due to some…
Every year, we host Thanksgiving at our house. With our large family, we usually end up with 20 – 25 guests….So it’s not exactly easy to set the table for that many people! Today, I’m going to imagine what it’s like to have an intimate Thanksgiving for four. Here is one scenario of what the…
Since today is cloudy and windy, I thought it would be a perfect day for a cozy Halloween table setting! Or in this case – a counter setting. (Please note, this is an old post that I am re-running. That’s why the pictures are a bit grainy and you will see my kitchen before the…
We are finally getting some nice weather here in New Jersey so I decided we would have our Mother’s Day Brunch out on the deck. Of course, I had to go with a beach theme… I just realized that stray chair looks a little strange back there…oh well! I know I am missing a…
Finally, the snow is melting and the temperatures are expected to reach 60 degrees here on Friday! To celebrate the end of the season, today I’m sharing an end of winter table setting! End of Winter Table Setting: Goodbye pinecones… Goodbye scarf… Goodbye sun that sets too early… Soon these browns will be traded in…